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Shaping the Future of Urban Agriculture in Stockholm
Authors: Michael Martin, Mosen Farhangi, Vivek Voora, and Natalie de Brun Skantz (IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute) As cities around the world face increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, and food insecurity, urban agriculture is emerging as a promising solution. In Stockholm, interest in growing food locally is on the rise — from schoolyards and rooftops to community gardens and high-tech vertical farms. Urban agriculture brings fresh, locally produced food closer to residents, strengthens self-sufficiency,… read more
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Can urban agriculture live up to its inclusivity aspirations?
Authors: Stijn van den Oever, Beste Sabir Onat, Adam Calo *An introduction from Stijn: Over the past year and a half, I had the opportunity to work for the JUST GROW project at the Radboud University, first as a research assistant, and later as an intern. It has been an incredibly enriching experience. I’ve learned so much about urban agriculture, doing research in practice, and what it means to work collaboratively on socially engaged academic work.… read more
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Visiting GrünFrau — an urban farm supporting women and community
Written by Rose Jennings; Edited by Ann-Kristin Koch, Jörg Lüling and Patrick Baur So much more than soup! Care to venture a guess on who procured this pot of gold? No, it wasn’t the researchers that cut the “schnibble” (vegetable bits) and that laughed around the fire as we put it all into a cast-iron pot. Nor was it the garden manager who energetically jumped in to grind the peppercorn over the boiling harvest. Who loves… read more
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Notes from a Practitioner
By Nessa Richman March 2025 Seven years ago, when I became the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Food Policy Council, my first priority was to develop relationships with the 25 Council members. Each one brought a personal perspective from their experience with the food system. Every day, I worked with these skilled and diverse farmers, food entrepreneurs, food rescue workers, food justice advocates and other passionate people to bend our local food system toward justice… read more
